Adaptation And Senior Balance Exercises

Adaptation For Senior Balance Exercises

By Suzanne Stoke, Physical Therapist @ Exercise For Balance via www.exerciseforbalance.com

    As we explore the theories of exercise physiology and how they relate to senior balance exercises, we will discuss the idea of adaptation. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now The Principle of Adaptation is commonly employed in fitness programs developed by Physical Therapists, personal trainers, coaches and exercise physiologists. Adaptation refers to the body's ability to adjust to increased or decreased physical demands. Adaptation is also one way we learn to coordinate muscle movement and develop sports-specific skills, such as batting, swimming freestyle or shooting free throws. Repeatedly practicing a skill or activity makes it second-nature and easier to perform. Adaptation explains why beginning exercisers are often sore after starting a new routine, but after doing the same exercise for weeks and months they have little, if any, muscle soreness. Additionally, it makes an athlete very efficient and allows him to expend less energy doing the same movements. This reinforces the need to vary a workout routine if you want to see continued improvement. The standard of adaptation can also be applied to performing senior balance exercises to develop necessary steadiness with all movement activities.

Adaptation For Senior Balance Exercises

   The notion of adaptation can be useful for improving steadiness through practicing senior balance exercises. Balance skills can be developed by rehearsing certain equilibrium routines like walking along a line heel to toe. Heel to toe walking, also called tandem walking, can be executed in the comfort of your own home in a hallway or along a counter. By repeated practicing the skill of tandem walking, you will establish strong balance reactions at your feet and ankles, enabling you to safely walk outside on uneven terrain like thick grass or hiking trails. You can learn how to perform tandem walking and other senior balance exercises by joining in with the demonstration provided by a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To learn how to adapt your fitness routines, get started on a course of the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare provider recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is a high quality instructional DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to understand and simple to follow Exercise For Balance DVD includes  a step by step series of the latest balance and strength exercises necessary to optimize senior fitness and to carry out basic daily activities like shopping, doing laundry,  walking, standing, cleaning house, stair climbing or to advance to more difficult pursuits like skiing, dancing, playing golf and hiking. In the  comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve stability, how to apply steadiness techniques and how to safely execute balance routines from a  qualified balance specialist --- licensed Physical Therapist---who has worked with balance and dizziness disorders for over 25 years. Get your copy of the Exercise For Balance DVD by clicking on the BUY NOW button

Make the most of your balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.

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